2 Br Canal View Former Rembrandt Workshop Apt

You're in the iconic Jordaan neighbourhood. Everything Amsterdam has to offer is steps from the front door. You will be directly opposite the Anne-Frank House and the famous Westerkerk. The iconic bell-tower is the tallest structure in the city centre. The space Your historic Amsterdam home from home is a self-contained, stylish duplex guest-suite with spectacular canal views from every single window. This historic property stands at the meeting point of two of the most famous canals in Amsterdam, the Prinsengracht and Bloemgracht. We live onsite so are here to help if necessary Your private guest-suite is within our owner-occupied 1657 canal house. We live onsite on the top 3 floors of the 7 storey house. The house is dual-aspect, with large windows east and west flooding the space with light. Once two houses, it's now one large home. Unusually for such a historic building is an open-concept space with great flow and positive energy In spite of the age and national monument status, the building is entirely suitable for 21st century living as it was very recently renovated to a high standard. The house is not at all suitable for infants, toddlers or younger children Guest access There is a shared entryway into the house from street level and we live in the three upper storeys of this seven storey property directly above the guest suite. Below the apartment is a shop where friends of ours sell jewellery. You are booking the bedrooms and bathrooms for your use and these are naturally entirely private. There is also an open-plan living room plus a dining area and kitchen one floor up from the street. We sometimes offer guests catered breakfasts, dinners and wine tastings on the principal floor but otherwise this space is also yours to use. The door to the guest suite does not lock and we reserve the right to access this space for maintenance and so forth. But we will not do so unnecessarily nor without providing notice Please ask if anything above is unclear. During your stay We operate under a B&B permit and are required to live on the premises so we're around if there is any problem that needs addressing. We're very happy to share our own view of the city and provide insider tips if you ask. We're also very widely travelled and are always happy to swap travel yarns over a glass of wine but only if you wish to chat. We stopped providing a home cooked breakfast to guests due to the pandemic but now supply basics for a continental breakfast at no charge. Neil is also an accredited teacher with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, the world’s preeminent beverage alcohol certification organization. He is happy (subject to availability) to discuss providing wine classes for you and your guests if this would be of interest. Just let us know Other things to note Stairs The apartment is on the first (meaning one floor up from the street level) and second floors of a historic (1657) canal house. This means that there are stairs. The ones within the guest-suite are open-tread and somewhat intimidating if you're not familiar with the style. So our apartment may not be suitable for younger children, the elderly and infirm. From the ground floor entrance, there are some 20 steps to the door to the living area. Since this is a duplex, there is an additional flight of 15 steps to get to the bedrooms. There are restroom facilities on both floors. Children We don't absolutely prohibit children but our steep open plan stairs could be very intimidating for a younger child. Nor do we have any child safety procedures. Hard wooden floors would hurt a falling child. There are also no measures to keep infants or toddlers safe. Bookcases might fall and there are no safety gates on stairs within the guest room. An infant or toddler could fall and be especially vulnerable Noise We live in the heart of the city so you will hear trams, cars, delivery trucks and so forth. There are also building renovations happening frequently close to the house. If you're especially noise-sensitive you should look for a more modern building in a less central part of the city. The apartment has spectacular views of the Westerkerk but this has implications..... Anne Frank wrote of listening to the Westerkerk bells: ‘Father, mother and Margot still can’t get used to the chiming of the Westertoren clock, which tells us the time every quarter of an hour. Not me, I liked it from the start; it sounds so reassuring, especially at night" The apartment has thick curtains that muffle a lot of sound but because of the historic status of the building we are not able to double-glaze the windows. So you will hear the bells and also some noise from the streets. We can supply ear-plugs and there is a white-noise machines kept in each bedroom. Please use those if necessary Beds Please be aware that we only have two (large) beds in the apartment. One is 160cm x 200cm and the other is 180cm x 200cm. We do not have space to provide extra beds so you need to be sure this existing configuration works for you and your fellow travellers. Number of Guests TOTAL persons can not be greater than four (including children and infants) under the terms of our short term rental permit. If this number of guests is exceeded, airbnb will be notified and the booking will be cancelled with no refund. We do live in another part of the property so it's obvious if this rule is broken. Furnishings The apartment was furnished for our own use and for that of our friends and family. There is a mix of antiques and modern items, some of which have sentimental value. These were not designed for hotel-type wear and tear and so the apartment isn't really suitable for for families with especially boisterous children (or adults!). We understand things get damaged sometimes. We are realistic about this but appreciate your telling us so we can replace things in a timely manner. And if you find something damaged by a prior guest that we haven't noticed please do let us know. But do be aware and respect that you're are not in a space designed for robust use. Locks The internal door to the guest-suite does not lock. For everyone’s security, we would ask you to lock the street door when you leave the house. Pests Mice are commonly seen in the canals. Indeed there are songs about them and we live close to the famous "Mouse Museum". And whilst our house is kept super-clean (see our reviews), we are never complacent. We ask guests not to leave unsealed containers of food in the cabinets and on the counters and we have traps hidden in some areas of the house (like the basement). We are proactive about this so if the possibility of seeing a trap (or even a mouse) would be disturbing for you, then this is not the place to stay Cleaning Our own cleaner comes into the house on Tuesdays and Fridays. So do the alarmed if you find him vacuuming the stairs. His name is Everton and he is a lovely guy Registration Details NLD 0363 E196 9140 B07A FB3A